Important Australian & International Art

AU0792 | 25 November 2014 | Sydney | 6.30 PM

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992, Washing the Salt Off II 1984. Sold for $976,000 November 2014

BRETT WHITELEY 1939-1992, Seagull Over Lavender Bay 1979. Sold for $732,000 November 2014

GRACE COSSINGTON SMITH 1892-1984, The Window 1956. Sold for $671,000 November 2014 ***AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST***

JEFFREY SMART 1921-2013, The Four Closed Shops (1982). Sold for $695,400 November 2014

Sale Number: AU0792

Exceptional prices were achieved at Sotheby’s Australia’s November 2014 sale of Important Australian & International Art. The total of $5.36 million including buyer’s premium, represented the highest November result for Sotheby's Australia in the past four years. The sale recorded 102% of lots sold by value.

CONTACT INFORMATION +

Geoffrey Smith

Chairman

Australian & International Art
Melbourne | Sydney
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900 or
+61 (0)2 9362 1000
E: Geoffrey Smith

Fiona Hayward

Senior Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Fiona Hayward

Dr David Hansen

Senior Researcher | Specialist

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Dr David Hansen

Brett Ballard

Specialist

Australian & International Art
Sydney
T: +61 (0)2 9362 1000
E: Brett Ballard

Harley Young

Specialist | Logistics Manager

Australian & International Art
Melbourne
T: +61 (0)3 9509 2900
E: Harley Young

BUY CATALOGUE

Auction Results & Details

Sale Total: $5,357,630 including buyer's premium

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Important Australian & International Art - AU0792

26 HANS HEYSEN
1877-1968

Bushfire, Hahndorf, South Australia (1912)

Estimate $200,000 - $250,000 Lot Sold: $244,000 (including buyer's premium)

27 HENRY RIELLY
1845-1905

Mount Martha - From Dromana (1875)

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $32,940 (including buyer's premium)

28 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

First Study for On the Wharf, Livorno (2001)

Estimate $100,000 - $120,000

29 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999 (designer)
TAPECARIAS DE PORTALEGRE
Established 1948 (manufacturer)

On Fire (1970)

Estimate $40,000 - $60,000

30 BRETT WHITELEY
1939-1992

Seagull over Lavender Bay 1979

Estimate $600,000 - $800,000 Lot Sold: $732,000 (including buyer's premium)

31 CLEMENT MEADMORE
1929-2005

Upended 1969

Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

32 ROBERT ROONEY
born 1937

Silly Symphony 3 (Morocco Bound) 1988

Estimate $12,000 - $18,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)

33 BILL HENSON
born 1955

Untitled 73, 74, 72 (1983-1984)

Estimate $16,000 - $22,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)

34 DEL KATHRYN BARTON
born 1972

Punk, Spunk and Green Rain for the Heart 2004

Estimate $70,000 - $90,000

©The Estate of Paul Partos. Licenced by VISCOPY Ltd, Australia

35 PAUL PARTOS
1943-2002

Oval Painting 1985

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $12,200 (including buyer's premium)

36 JOHN WALKER
born 1939

The Collector No. 3 1985-86

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

37 JOHNNY WARANGKULA TJUPURRULA
circa 1925-2001

Dingoes watch a Corroboree (1973)

Estimate † $15,000 - $25,000

38 EMILY KNGWARREYE
1910-1996

Desert Flowers (1992)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

39 IAN FAIRWEATHER
1891-1974

Composition (1961)

Estimate $45,000 - $65,000 Lot Sold: SOLD

40 WILLIAM DOBELL
1899-1970

Head Study for 'Tired Lady' (1969)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $10,980 (including buyer's premium)

41 JOHN BRACK
1920-1999

Shop Still Life with Self Portrait (circa 1963)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

42 JUSTIN O'BRIEN
1917-1996

Drawing for Annunciation (1973)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $9,760 (including buyer's premium)

43 ARTHUR BOYD
1920-1999

Figure in a Cornfield (1962)

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $39,040 (including buyer's premium)

44 JOHN PERCEVAL
1923-2000

Reclining Angel

Estimate $15,000 - $20,000 Lot Sold: $18,300 (including buyer's premium)

45 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Study for Prudhoe Bay Landscape (1974)

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $85,400 (including buyer's premium)

46 JEFFREY SMART
1921-2013

Study for Satellite Receiver (1974)

Estimate $50,000 - $70,000 Lot Sold: $61,000 (including buyer's premium)

47 SALI HERMAN
1898-1993

Broken Hill Landscape 1947

Estimate $20,000 - $30,000 Lot Sold: $24,400 (including buyer's premium)

48 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Central Australia (1967)

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000

49 SIDNEY NOLAN
1917-1992

Landscape 1950

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000 Lot Sold: $9,150 (including buyer's premium)

50 RAY CROOKE
born 1922

(Stockman and Horse in Outback Australia)

Estimate $10,000 - $15,000 Lot Sold: $15,860 (including buyer's premium)

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